Bug 675939

Summary:	[gnome-themes-standard] gtk3 font colors exhibit low contrast and differ from gtk2 ones
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Joachim Frieben <jfrieben>
Component:	gnome-themes-standard	Assignee:	Cosimo Cecchi <ccecchi>
Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version:	15	CC:	ccecchi, mclasen
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Description Joachim Frieben 2011-02-08 10:59:15 UTC

Description of problem:
For the default gtk3 settings, text colors of button and menu labels etc. is some hue of grey which exhibits a low contrast with respect to the background color of the standard Adwaita theme whereas gtk2 based applications are using a darker font color showing a normal contrast.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
gnome-themes-standard-2.91.8-3.fc15.x86_64

How reproducible:
Always.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Launch a gtk3 based application while theme Adwaita is active. 
  
Actual results:
Contrast of text decorating buttons or menu items etc. is low.

Expected results:
Contrast of text decorating buttons or menu items etc. is normal.

Additional info:
Normal contrast and a good readability can be restored by setting

  @define-color text_color #000000 ; /* #2e3436;*/
  @define-color fg_color #000000 ; /* #2e3436; */

in file /usr/share/themes/Adwaita/gtk-3.0/gtk.css. Moreover, these color codes correspond to those of gtk2 based applications running simultaneosuly which ensures a more consistent visual user experience.

Comment 1 Joachim Frieben 2011-03-10 09:51:27 UTC

As of gnome-themes-standard-2.91.91-1.fc15, applications based upon gtk2 and gtk3 look consistent as far as the desktop font is concerned. However, the shade of grey used as foreground colour diminishes contrast leading to a "dull" appearance as a user on fedora-test list complained:

  http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/test/2011-March/097622.html .

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